Composition and sources of sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia

This study explores the role of sterols as lipid biomarkers to indicate their input which originates from various sources in the marine environment. Sterols and their ratios were investigated in sediments taken from sixteen sampling stations at Pulau Tinggi, Johor in order to assess the sources of o...

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Main Authors:	Masni Mohd Ali, Norfarazila Humrazali, Mohd Talib Latif, Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria
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Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2460/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2460/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2460/1/05_Masni.pdf

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spelling	ukm-24602016-12-14T06:31:41Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2460/ Composition and sources of sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia Masni Mohd Ali, Norfarazila Humrazali, Mohd Talib Latif, Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria, This study explores the role of sterols as lipid biomarkers to indicate their input which originates from various sources in the marine environment. Sterols and their ratios were investigated in sediments taken from sixteen sampling stations at Pulau Tinggi, Johor in order to assess the sources of organic matter. The compounds extracted from the sediments were quantified using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The distributions of sterols indicated that organic matter at all sampling stations originated from a mixture of marine source and terrestrial origins at different proportions. A total of eleven sterols were quantified, with the major compounds being phytosterols (44% of total sterols), cholesterol (11%), brassicasterol (11%) and fecal sterols (12%). Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2460/1/05_Masni.pdf Masni Mohd Ali, and Norfarazila Humrazali, and Mohd Talib Latif, and Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria, (2011) Composition and sources of sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 40 (2). pp. 111-118. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description	This study explores the role of sterols as lipid biomarkers to indicate their input which originates from various sources in the marine environment. Sterols and their ratios were investigated in sediments taken from sixteen sampling stations at Pulau Tinggi, Johor in order to assess the sources of organic matter. The compounds extracted from the sediments were quantified using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The distributions of sterols indicated that organic matter at all sampling stations originated from a mixture of marine source and terrestrial origins at different proportions. A total of eleven sterols were quantified, with the major compounds being phytosterols (44% of total sterols), cholesterol (11%), brassicasterol (11%) and fecal sterols (12%).
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author	Masni Mohd Ali, Norfarazila Humrazali, Mohd Talib Latif, Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria,
spellingShingle	Masni Mohd Ali, Norfarazila Humrazali, Mohd Talib Latif, Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria, Composition and sources of sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
author_facet	Masni Mohd Ali, Norfarazila Humrazali, Mohd Talib Latif, Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria,
author_sort	Masni Mohd Ali,
title	Composition and sources of sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
title_short	Composition and sources of sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
title_full	Composition and sources of sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Composition and sources of sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Composition and sources of sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia
title_sort	composition and sources of sterols in pulau tinggi, johor, malaysia
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2011
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2460/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2460/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2460/1/05_Masni.pdf
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Composition and sources of sterols in Pulau Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia

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